accurate: (adj.) without mistakes or errors in facts

1. accurate:(adj.) without mistakes or errors in facts In science class we made accurate drawings of the plants we studied, and made sure we made no mistakes.

2. accuracy:(n) correctness, exactness I question the accuracy of your work because some of your answers appear to be incorrect.

3. approximate:(adj.) not exact, but close enough to be correct My approximate weight is about a hundred and ten pounds.

4. course:(n) the path over which something moves The spaceship is moving through space on a course for Mars.

5. course:(n) a way of acting or behaving Because its raining so hard, our best course of action is to wait inside until the storm ends.

6. course:(n) a subject or set of subjects to be studied My favorite subject in school was the science course I took with Ms. Soto.

7. depart:(v) to leave; to go away from a place The bus will depart at ten o’clock, and take us to Tijuana.

8. departure:(n) the act of leaving We were sad after the departure of our friends.

9. despair:(v) to lose hope When I couldn’t find the book I wanted, I despaired of ever finding it and lost all hope.

10. Despair: (n) a total lack of hope After watching the opposing team score the final goal, the look of despair on our faces told me that everyone had lost hope of winning.

11. destination:(n) the place to which something or someone is going Tell the clerk your destination when you buy your ticket, so they know where you want to go.

12. deteriorate:(v) to make or become worse Smoking causes your lungs and heart to worsen over the years and deteriorate.

13. gale:(n) a very strong wind Last night’s gale tore several tiles off the roof, and the strong winds also broke some windows.

14. gale:(n) a loud outburst We heard a loud outburst from the classroom and realized that it was gales of laughter from the students.

15. horizon:(n) the apparent line in the distance where the sky meets the sea or land. While looking at the ocean we watched the setting sun sink slowly over the horizon.

16. horizontal:(adj.) going straight across from side to side Side to side, left to right, the shoes were in horizontal rows in the closet.

17. jubilation:(n) a feeling or expression of great joy Feeling great joy, there was jubilation among the fans when the Saints won the 2010 Super Bowl.

18. jubilant:(adj.) very happy The excited fans were jubilant when their team won the Super Bowl.

19. navigate:(v) to calculate or direct the movement of a ship or aircraft. The sailors will navigate their ship by measuring the position of the sun and stars.

20. navigation:(n) the science or practice of navigating Clocks and sextants are instruments used in the practice of navigation.

21. nostalgia:(n) a longing for a certain time in the past. Seeing the photographs from my childhood filled me with nostalgia.

22. nostalgic:(adj.) having feelings of nostalgia I became nostalgic when I saw the pictures from my childhood.

23. revive:(v) to make or become stronger A short nap will revive and strengthen you.

24. revive:(v) to bring back into use or fashion The show revives a number of fashions from the fifties.

25. sever:(v) to break off When the two friends had an argument, they severed all ties with each other and broke off their friendship.

26. sever:(v) to cut in two Jose accidently severed the garden hose while mowing the lawn.

27. voyage:(n) a long journey by sea or in space The voyage across the Pacific Ocean will take three weeks.

28. voyage:(v) to make a journey by sea or space Long before Columbus, the Vikings voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America.